Sheedy: Irish players sparked violence in ’05 rules

FORMER Australia boss Kevin Sheedy has blamed the Irish team for inciting the violence which erupted in the 2005 International Rules Test in Melbourne.

Sheedy, claims in his autobiography, ‘Stand Your Ground’ that GAA players were guilty of “ankle tapping and raking our players with their feet” in the opening test in Perth.

The AFL legend claimed that such incidents led to the infamous ‘clothes line tackle’ by Chris Johnson on Matty Forde and Philip Jordan.